Around 83% of oil and gas companies are considering adopting 3D printing or on-demand manufacturing to meet their spare part production needs, according to an industryreport.
由数字制造提供商发布protolabs,调查显示公司如何做决定的时间s in the oil services sector intend to adapt to sustainability challenges, by engaging in Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS). In doing so, the report says that the industry aims to cut its costs, reduce its CO2emissions and adapt to the “green energy transition.”
“The sector’s appetite to secure a long-term future means that companies are branching out into other industries and extending their capabilities,” explains Bjoern Klaas, VP and MD of Protolabs Europe. “With the energy transition revolutionizing the sector, combined with a much lower profit environment, it is imperative that companies continue to innovate and embrace renewable markets.”
“创新和技术是油田服务的标志，鉴于该行业的极大压力，这令人鼓舞。”
Decision time for fossil fuels?
于2015年签名Paris Climate Agreementintroduced legally-binding emission targets that are effectively designed to slow down global warming as much as possible. While these will no doubt have a positive environmental impact, they also put significant pressure on the oil and gas industry to change, and adapt to demand for greener energy sources.
To find out how those in the oil services sector plan to achieve this, Protolabs spoke to over 180 of the industry’s leaders, including management atWelltec和Swire Energy Services, over the summer of 2021. Crystallized in the firm’s Decision Time report, the survey’s results reveal that the vast majority of oil and gas firms believe their trade needs to innovate, in order to secure its long-term future.
As well as adopting 3D printing and ‘MaaS,’ 87% of the survey’s UK respondents said that they now plan to implement robotics and automation, to streamline their spare part production. Over the next 12 months, 76% of participants also revealed that they intend to outsource component manufacturing to ‘specialist suppliers,’ while 80% said they aim to shorten their supply chains to avoid instability.
Interestingly, some 74% of those that took part, concluded that the green energy transition has caused them to redefine their business as well, and they expect 64% of their projects to be away from fossil fuels by 2026. As a result, Klaas says the findings show that the oil and gas sector is taking “environmental credibility” and becoming “sustainable in the global marketplace” seriously.
克拉斯总结说：“油田服务业和更广泛的能源部门将过渡到可再生能源。”“但是这份报告清楚地表明，过渡已经在供应链上进行。”
我的石油和天然气机会
随着世界开始摆脱化石燃料，石油和天然气部门变得越来越有竞争力，公司越来越多地寻求削减成本的方法。为了实现这一目标，许多人正在权衡外包零件生产到3D打印局，以减少他们的钻机停机时间，而其他人则在内部采用了该技术，目的是避免供应链的波动。
过去，石油和天然气3D打印的障碍之一是建立了一个参数集，用于生产具有耐腐蚀性和最终用途应用所需的热稳定性的零件。但是，该领域正在取得进展，认证公司DNV GL最近发布service specification document, that’s designed to support 3D printing’s take-up within oil and gas.
The industry itself has also shown a keen interest in additive manufacturing, through its strong participation in DNV GL’s ‘Joint Innovation Projects’ last year. Organized to establish guidelines for the production and qualification of marine, oil and gas WAAM and PBF 3D printed parts, the initiative attracted the likes ofBP,Shell和全部的, as well as the expertise ofSandvik,Siemens和加性行业.
在更实际的应用中，能源服务提供商Hunting PLC最近宣布d that it had bought 27% ofCumberland Additive, marking itsfirst move into 3D printing. While the company hasn’t outlined exactly how it intends to market the technology to its oil and gas clientele, it says its investment will provide it with “new market opportunities,” in “sectors complementary to its core competencies.”
protolabs’ scaling ambitions
借助其最新的调查，Protolabs有效地确定了3D打印的机会，这是在石油和天然气行业分配制造的一种手段，该行业越来越感兴趣。Qualification of Manufacturer’ certification from DNV GL, in a move that showed its DMLS printed parts meet the stringent demands of the oil industry.
Since then, the company haspublished another study, investigating the challenges facing Europe’s battery industry. Again, Protolabs’ survey revealed that some 82% of respondents either plan to, or are either currently, developing AM capabilities over the next 12 months, essentially creating opportunities to address the needs of those that choose to outsource, with its services.
More broadly, Protolabs’ continued expansion, including its$280 million Hubs acquisition, saw its收入达到记录水平during Q2 2021. Once it has fully-integrated its subsidiary, the company expects to leverage its acquired 3D printing capabilities to increase sales from its existing base, and grow into new areas.
The full report can be found in the study titled: “Decision time: Oilfield services is at a crossroads, what does net zero mean for Europe’s oilfield services companies?，”由Protolabs出版。
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